Barcelona have joined the race for in demand Monaco winger Thomas Lemar - and have 'already asked' the French side about a deal.

France international Lemar has been a long term target for Liverpool and Arsenal, with the latter seeing a last ditch attempt to sign him in January fail.

La Liga champions Barca are targeting more attacking talent as Tottenham star Christian Eriksen is also on their radar.

Lemar is preferred to Eriksen, according to Sport, as his price tag is between €70 and 90million while Eriksen's is unknown - with Daniel Levy's desperation to get the highest price possible a turn off for Barca.

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Chelsea and Atletico Madrid have also entered the battle for Lemar, who is concentrating on France's World Cup plans, but Barca are thought to now be at the head of the queue.